The 3,000th programme begins a special presentation in ten parts, with four storytellers, of ''The Hobbit''. In the search for dragon-guarded gold, [[Bilbo Baggins]] and [[Thorin and Company|13 dwarves]] encounter [[trolls]], [[goblins]], [[elves]] and giant [[spiders]] - and many other adventures.<ref>Radio Times, Volume 225, No. 2916, [[September 27]], [[1979]]</ref>

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The 3,000th programme begins a special presentation in ten parts, with four storytellers, of ''The Hobbit''. In the search for dragon-guarded gold, [[Bilbo Baggins]] and [[Thorin and Company|13 dwarves]] encounter [[trolls]], [[Orcs|goblins]], [[elves]] and giant [[spiders]] - and many other adventures.<ref>Radio Times, Volume 225, No. 2916, [[27 September|September 27]], [[1979]]</ref>

===Episodes===

===Episodes===

The ten episodes were aired on BBC1, on weekdays from 4:25 to 4:40 PM

The ten episodes were aired on BBC1, on weekdays from 4:25 to 4:40 PM

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# [[9 October|October 9]]: ''Inside Information''

# [[9 October|October 9]]: ''Inside Information''

# [[10 October|October 10]]: ''Fire and Water''

# [[10 October|October 10]]: ''Fire and Water''

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# [[October 11]]: ''The Clouds Burst''

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# [[11 October|October 11]]: ''The Clouds Burst''

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# [[October 12]]: ''The Last Stage''

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# [[12 October|October 12]]: ''The Last Stage''

Due to a copyright battle with the [[Tolkien Estate]], this adaptation was never released on VHS.

Due to a copyright battle with the [[Tolkien Estate]], this adaptation was never released on VHS.

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The Hobbit

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The 3,000th programme begins a special presentation in ten parts, with four storytellers, of The Hobbit. In the search for dragon-guarded gold, Bilbo Baggins and 13 dwarves encounter trolls, goblins, elves and giant spiders - and many other adventures.[1]